| "Desire": Analysis of the "Desire" Arc of ABC-TV's Port Charles (c) Alison Armstrong |
| An analysis of the "Desire" episodes of the show Port Charles, formerly of ABC-TV. This site will focus on the scenes featuring the vampire character Caleb Morley/Stephen Clay (portrayed by actor Michael Easton). The character of Caleb Morley/Stephen Clay and any other characters relating to Port Charles are the property of ABC and their creators. This is a fan-run site and is not an official site, nor is it affiliated in any way with ABC, Port Charles, or the actors portraying any of the Port Charles characters. No copyright infringement is intended. The writings on this site are copyrighted by the author, Alison Armstrong, and may not be reproduced without the author's express permission. |
| "Desire" #2 (cont.) "No, no," he reassures her. "But I don't blame you for thinking that." "Oh, so you don't want me?" she fiercely accuses. "I just know it's too late," he demurs, eyes downcast. "That's why I didn't want to talk to you. I didn't want to be dragging you back into my problems." "There seem to be a lot of people out to get you," she notes. "Yeah, but somewhere, deep down inside, I . . . " he falters, as if choked by remorse. "I still had this hope that we could . . . " |
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| Snappies of "Desire" scenes taken by A. Armstrong |
| "Be together again?" she says hopefully. "I don't want you back like this. I want to deserve you," he vows. |
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| "I don't want to be hurt again," she replies, reminding him, as well as herself, of all the pain he had caused. "I was a fool," he exclaims, touching her softly. "I see now what I had when I was with you. You were good to me, Elizabeth. You were good for me." "I missed you," she murmurs with a tremble of longing. "I missed you," he echoes, kissing her. "I need you. . . . You're the only one. You're the only one I can count on now, Elizabeth." "Oh, I missed you," she moans, hungrily surrendering herself to his embrace. "And someday you'll realize what you let go of. But, God, this is so much better. We can actually be together now as regular people." |
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| "I wish that were true," he says, his ominous tone cutting into her like shards of ice. |
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